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Irina ZaharenkovaEstonian pianist and harpsichordist of Russian origin.
Date of Birth: 23.02.1976
Country:  Estonia |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Awards and Honors
- - First Prize at the International Competition in Jaén, Spain (2004)
- - First Prize at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig (2006)
- - Second Prize at the Competition in Epinal, France (2005)
- Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition
Early Life and Education
Diana Liiv (born Diana Pushkareva) is an Estonian pianist and harpsichordist with Russian heritage. She now resides and works in Finland. Liiv began her musical training at the age of four under the guidance of her mother. At the age of thirteen, she relocated to Estonia, the daughter of a Soviet naval officer. Liiv studied at the Baltiysk Music School and later graduated from the Georg Ots Tallinn Music School. She went on to pursue her master's degree at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (2003) under Lilian Semper, and at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki under Huiying Liu-Tavaststjerna.
Awards and Honors
Liiv actively participated in international competitions from 2003 to 2006, garnering numerous awards:
- First Prize at the International Competition in Jaén, Spain (2004)
- First Prize at the International George Enescu Competition, Romania (2005)
- First Prize at the International Alessandro Casagrande Competition, Italy (2006)
- First Prize at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig (2006)
- Second Prize at the International Ciurlionis Competition, Lithuania (2003)
- Second Prize at the Competition in Epinal, France (2005)
- Third Prize at the International Geneva Music Competition (2005)- Second Prize in the harpsichord category at the Prague Spring International Music Competition (2005)
Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition
Despite not progressing beyond the second round of the XIII International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Liiv received rave reviews for her performance in the first round, which culminated in a rare and challenging rendition of György Ligeti's etude "L'escalier du diable" (The Devil's Staircase). According to the newspaper "Moskovsky Komsomolets," it was a "masterful display that left the audience in awe."
